Book Review & Coupons

 

The weather was pretty nasty yesterday, so I stayed inside most of it. We got our first snowfall of the season and some gusting winds. The temperature was right at freezing, so it was too wet for any drifting, but not a good day to be outside. Because of that I finished reading Stronger by Jeff Bauman. 

It's the story of the young man who had his legs blown off at the Boston Marathon in 2013. It's an interesting story of an unlikely hero who became the face of the Boston Strong movement in the aftermath of the bombing. I'm always interested in what makes regular people overcome adversity and come out the other side stronger. Recommended.

I went to the doctor yesterday and had my annual Medicare wellness checkup. I think it's mostly a way for the doctor's office to make a couple of dollars since they offered to do it over the phone. I've done these in the past and it's mostly questions about your ability to get around, any depression, dizziness, dementia, and all the rest that plagues old folks. There's no pass/fail to it, prevention is the focus. There was nothing in the conversation that I wasn't already aware of, but it's painless and it's free.

A pair of welding coupons from one of the young ladies in my welding class. Several of the students have passed a practice certification test and we still have three weeks of class left. I usually have a good percentage who manage to pass the test at the end of the class and become certified to the American Welding Society D1.1 Structural Steel code. I expect this group to do likewise.

I cut a couple more pieces for the gym sled while I was at work. I need to grind the cuts, sand the old paint and spatter off and then drill some holes. I'll be ready to weld things together after that. I'll probably tack weld everything together here at the shop and then take the assembly to school and finish weld. I'm hoping to get it finished up next week when I go back in. I still need to order the slippery stuff for the bottom skis and the hardware - I'll get that done in the next day or two.